Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well no actually. If using a digital back from a 2 1/4 a shutter-back/lens holder would have to be made. I think your friend may have been setting up that wildly expensive 3 ccd + prism back which can not be handheld bercause it has to make several passes - I think. Javier - --- Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net> wrote: > Austin and Javier > > I have seen a friend set up a Hasselblad and the > latest digi-back > for it. It required the camera to be tripod > mounted, and took > an eternity to shoot ONE picture. > > Javier would be asking for major surgery to be done > on the > M body before it could be mated to a mythical > digi-back. > (Should I copyright the name "Digi-back"?) > > Jerry > > Austin Franklin wrote: > > > Javier, > > > > > What's to accomplish? > > > > It's not rocket science, per se, but it is a > significant development effort. > > > > > It's been done on every medium format camera > except > > > Kowas! > > > > No, that is not the same thing. Those are one > shot backs, that are > > tethered. > > > > > There's absolutely no reason not to have a db > > > available for an M. > > > > There are many reasons. They've been discussed > not only today, but in the > > past. > > > > > If it's a big mp back the > > > bottom and film space could also be used. > > > > That is not sufficient. You must not have any > sense as to what is involved. > > > > > As for the > > > motordrive, I could do without it. As for the > short > > > non retro lenses longer than 28 it shouldn't be > an > > > issue. > > > > You mean shorter than 28. 28 may not even work, > but from a practical > > standpoint, you are not the only one who would be > the audience, and that > > issue is a significant one. > > > > > Adapted R lenses below could be used since rf > > > coupling isn't necessary and the ccd can be used > for > > > focusing. > > > > Er, how? Using a little bitty LCD on the back? > Hardly. > > > > > There is no excuse for not having a db for > > > the Ms and Rs. > > > > It's not excuses that keep it from being made, > it's simply not practical > > from both an economic standpoint or from a > design/manufacturing standpoint. > > > > You can huff and puff all you want, but it isn't > going to happen. What you > > have to accept, and this isn't meant to be mean in > any way, shape or form, > > is that you don't know enough about what is > involved from both an > > engineering standpoint or a business standpoint to > understand why. > > > > No one has said it couldn't be done, but as I've > said, the development > > effort is significant, the functionality > diminished, and the audience is > > small. > > > > Austin > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html